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so president obama won the election. what happened afterwards? "the new york times" explains the matter may have lost some urgency after november 6th. oh okay great. now that they're become in charge, get back to it without any clear rules. listen to what president obama said in october when he went on the daily show and talked about the zone strikes. >> one of the things we got to do is put a legal architecture in place and we need congressional help to do that, to make sure that not own only am i reined in but other presidents are reined in. >> there's the president of the united states of america say be saying i am not reined in. there is no legal architecture for how we're doing these killings. don't sugarcoat it. a drone strike is not a video game. they drop a bomb, and everybody underneath the bomb dies. sometimes it's kids. sometimes it's women. sometimes it's men. times we don't know who we're killing. when it was first started it was specifically targeted at known al-qaida leaders. now, not so much. quote for several years first in pakis
so president obama won the election. what happened afterwards? "the new york times" explains the matter may have lost some urgency after november 6th. oh okay great. now that they're become in charge, get back to it without any clear rules. listen to what president obama said in october when he went on the daily show and talked about the zone strikes. >> one of the things we got to do is put a legal architecture in place and we need congressional help to do that, to make sure...
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he had two things going for him electably moderate republican, and a nice guy. he is not a nice guy anymore. he certainly didn't campaign as a moderate. the idea if there is a special election scott brown will just walk into it is i think something, you know, popular among people who don't live here. he's got a lot of repairing to do up here. i think he'd be better advised to run for governor next time. >> just on the kerry side, you know kerry is the 10th most senior u.s. senator chairman of the senate relations committee. aside from losing a democratic, a what would it mean for massachusetts to lose that level of seniority? >> i think that one of the really i mean and john kerry's mark in the senate really has been his work in foreign relations, and in the area of foreign policy. i think the senate would be losing a giant in that record. i don't know how that directly impacts the state of massachusetts, but certainly it certainly is never good to lose a senator with that much seniority. >> what about senator patrick of massachusetts. what would happen here? he
he had two things going for him electably moderate republican, and a nice guy. he is not a nice guy anymore. he certainly didn't campaign as a moderate. the idea if there is a special election scott brown will just walk into it is i think something, you know, popular among people who don't live here. he's got a lot of repairing to do up here. i think he'd be better advised to run for governor next time. >> just on the kerry side, you know kerry is the 10th most senior u.s. senator...
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their words after the election, they talked the talked. we need to reach out to latinos and stop alienating women. yesterday's appointments of those committee chairs shows to the grand old party is not listening to the new voices, and like hostess who did not listen to labor and had no inclusion on their board the gop is facing a crisis of exclusion a crisis of old versus new. that whether you are wonder bread or the grand old party seems some things never change, even when it's incredibly obvious to everyone else that they s
their words after the election, they talked the talked. we need to reach out to latinos and stop alienating women. yesterday's appointments of those committee chairs shows to the grand old party is not listening to the new voices, and like hostess who did not listen to labor and had no inclusion on their board the gop is facing a crisis of exclusion a crisis of old versus new. that whether you are wonder bread or the grand old party seems some things never change, even when it's incredibly...
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one is the general election. the other we should call the money election. in the general election, all citizens -- if you have an i.d. in some states goat vote. in the money election, it is the funders who get to vote. the relevant funders of the campaign. it absolutely affects the way candidates think about what they're free to do after the election. buddy, when he ran for president had this slogan, free to lead. he wanted to be a candidate who could be a president who was free to lead. we have a congress filled with people who are not free to lead because they know that any decision they take will substantially affect the likelihood of them getting the kind of funding that they depend upon or inspire funding against them from the sort of people they're taking on. every other issue that we think of as important getting healthcare system that works and we could afford, getting reform on wall street that doesn't -- that works. doesn't make our economy vulnerable to the gambles of people in our society. finding a way to address the fundamental debt crisis tha
one is the general election. the other we should call the money election. in the general election, all citizens -- if you have an i.d. in some states goat vote. in the money election, it is the funders who get to vote. the relevant funders of the campaign. it absolutely affects the way candidates think about what they're free to do after the election. buddy, when he ran for president had this slogan, free to lead. he wanted to be a candidate who could be a president who was free to lead. we...
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karl rove said elections have consequences. republicans never seem to get consequences from the elections. they have a partyelections. >> stephanie: the americans voted. >> and they said we have made a decision and raise taxes. you know people didn't like george bush but they believed him when they said he was going to do something, and he got reelected. >> cenk: sadly. >> yes he did mean it. i i will private advertise social security. no you won't but we believe it's a good idea. off to a roll licking start with karl frisch. karl frisch are on gotomeeting 24/7, aren't we? >> we are. >> stephanie: that's how we stay connected because i can never see your beautiful shiny face. >> i use powder. >> stephanie: it's clear i'm not used to seeing him except in hd. look at him. if your tam is team is spread out in all different locations, like we are use gotomeeting. i'm telling you, i was actually--you know what, if you think i just do this on air, i was doing with this friend like i was doing a commercial for gotomeeting because she'
karl rove said elections have consequences. republicans never seem to get consequences from the elections. they have a partyelections. >> stephanie: the americans voted. >> and they said we have made a decision and raise taxes. you know people didn't like george bush but they believed him when they said he was going to do something, and he got reelected. >> cenk: sadly. >> yes he did mean it. i i will private advertise social security. no you won't but we believe it's a...
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the election, the sharpest difference in the election between romney and obama was over this precise issue. should taxes be raised on the wealthy? and the public said yes. >> eliot: in fact the president said that at his press conference. this is what the public thought it was voting on. this is what the public sent me back to do. therefore, there is if not a mandate across a range of other issues, on this. very quickly the issue of whether or not you limit deductions versus increasing the marginal rates is. it mathematically and realistically possible to get the revenue we need by limiting the deductions that are possible to limit? >> as a practical matter, it's not. don't just take my word for it. the independent tax policy center, other independent groups, the congressional policy group, the congressional budget office, everybody looking at this says just by limiting deductions for the wealthy you can't get anywhere near the $1.6 trillion that the president justifiably says does need to be raised in additional revenues. if you made the tax on capital gains equal to the tax on ordi
the election, the sharpest difference in the election between romney and obama was over this precise issue. should taxes be raised on the wealthy? and the public said yes. >> eliot: in fact the president said that at his press conference. this is what the public thought it was voting on. this is what the public sent me back to do. therefore, there is if not a mandate across a range of other issues, on this. very quickly the issue of whether or not you limit deductions versus increasing...
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look, i think republicans should just say sign the pledge for the last election. not for this congress. it expired. there's only 39 of the 40 top senators and republicans -- six are freed. let his people go, grover. let your people go. >> jennifer: he ain't going to let them go. all of this is occurring in the context of the fiscal cliff negotiations and what lindsey graham was suggesting was that if you close some of the loopholes and deductions and revenue goes up, that's not raising taxes apparently grover norquist sees it differently but interestingly enough, there is a push then from the left as well and there are unions that have taken out ads to pressure democratic senators not to compromise. >> how do we move our country forward and reduce the deficit? by creating jobs and growing our economy. not by cutting programs that families rely on most. we need senators udall to continue to stand up for us. >> jennifer: do you think that democrats are going to feel as pressured by the unions as republicans feel pressured by grover norquist? >> organized labor is th
look, i think republicans should just say sign the pledge for the last election. not for this congress. it expired. there's only 39 of the 40 top senators and republicans -- six are freed. let his people go, grover. let your people go. >> jennifer: he ain't going to let them go. all of this is occurring in the context of the fiscal cliff negotiations and what lindsey graham was suggesting was that if you close some of the loopholes and deductions and revenue goes up, that's not raising...
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and what they said during the election. every single day. barack obama, joe biden the people running for senate said we have to have a balanced approach which means more revenues. they said that. it was pretty clear. and the american people voted for the president and the biggest popular vote that someone who has re-elected has ever gotten. bottom line is the republicans need to listen to that. i think some of them are starting to do that. so the pressure to actually try to solve this by december 31st is really important and really good and that solution has to be a balanced approach. but retribution it will mean -- i mean if we have to go over the cliff, we go over the cliff. but at the end of the day that's going to hurt middle-class families. because what expires as well on december 31st is not just the tax cuts of the rich's 2% but all of the middle class tax cuts. what also happens on december 31st is automatic cuts to domestic programs like head start, like title one and what that means is that kids will have a double whammy against th
and what they said during the election. every single day. barack obama, joe biden the people running for senate said we have to have a balanced approach which means more revenues. they said that. it was pretty clear. and the american people voted for the president and the biggest popular vote that someone who has re-elected has ever gotten. bottom line is the republicans need to listen to that. i think some of them are starting to do that. so the pressure to actually try to solve this by...
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turning to election-related news, there is just no escaping presidential election politics. the gop is reporting more than 15 republicans are considering a run. marco rubio, bobby jindal and now paul ryan. it is time to end the aims straw poll. history shows there is a little correlation between who wins the straw poll and who gets the nomination. last year the straw poll gave michele bachmann some credit. and president obama has a new pen pal, a 10-year-old. she first invited the president to dinner with no response. so then she sent him this letter. she wrote it to the position thanking him for his position on same-sex marriage, since sophia is being raised by her two dads. she called the president her hero, and he wrote back saying her letter made him hopeful for the future. arguments to feel confident in their positions. i want them to have the data and i want them to have the passion. but it's also about telling them, you're put on this planet for something more. i want this show to have an impact beyond just informing. an impact that gets people to take action themselv
turning to election-related news, there is just no escaping presidential election politics. the gop is reporting more than 15 republicans are considering a run. marco rubio, bobby jindal and now paul ryan. it is time to end the aims straw poll. history shows there is a little correlation between who wins the straw poll and who gets the nomination. last year the straw poll gave michele bachmann some credit. and president obama has a new pen pal, a 10-year-old. she first invited the president to...
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i think that will be the beginning of them losing election after election after election. >> stephanie: yep. >> caller: that's basically want i wanted to say. thank you. >> stephanie: eric boehlert as usual has some amazing stuff about the g.o.p. fox problem. it is not a mitt problem. it is a fox problem. back with eric boehlert and right-wing world next on "the stephanie miller show." stephanie miller show." [ ♪ music ♪ ] governor tomorrow night. she is awesome. we'll be right back on the "stephanie miller show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> stephanie: hello current television land. jacki schechner. >> yes? >> stephanie: it is a late gift for you to be thankful for. i haven't shown jim ward a picture of your smokin' hot mom. >> it is on facebook. >> stephanie: now you'll have to deal with the unfortunate consequences. >> she puts me to shame too because not oak is she incredibly attractive. she's an amazing cook and a fantastic mom and like an immaculate housekeeper. i have no idea who my real mother is. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: how was the famous schechner stuffing that she makes you a
i think that will be the beginning of them losing election after election after election. >> stephanie: yep. >> caller: that's basically want i wanted to say. thank you. >> stephanie: eric boehlert as usual has some amazing stuff about the g.o.p. fox problem. it is not a mitt problem. it is a fox problem. back with eric boehlert and right-wing world next on "the stephanie miller show." stephanie miller show." [ ♪ music ♪ ] governor tomorrow night. she is...
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[applause] and it's a shame it's not part of the dialogue going on in the election. we're going to pay a price for this, and just, you know, the note on your blackberry that we talked about this september 23rd, and when the bridges start burning in or -- in four or five months, i was saying this to somebody. if you remember 9/11, in august of 2001, six weeks before 9/11, there was a top secret intelligence briefing given to president george w. bush. and the headline of that top secret briefing was, and we ran it in "the washington post" after it became a big issue, was bin laden determined to strike in u.s. now, think about that. you're the president of the united states, you get a top secret report saying bin laden determined to strike in the u.s. you should do something. well, we know not enough was done can. we know that the government across the board failed to do what was necessary on potential terrorism, and we had 9/11. i tell you the theme song, the big music in this book i've written that i've tried to present is u.s. economy about to falter. and it's a warn
[applause] and it's a shame it's not part of the dialogue going on in the election. we're going to pay a price for this, and just, you know, the note on your blackberry that we talked about this september 23rd, and when the bridges start burning in or -- in four or five months, i was saying this to somebody. if you remember 9/11, in august of 2001, six weeks before 9/11, there was a top secret intelligence briefing given to president george w. bush. and the headline of that top secret briefing...
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it was a free election. they should respect their choice as a people they are going to present the palestinian people. if it is a terrorist organization it doesn't mean that all the palestinian people are terrorists. ip the last 8 days it was like the bloody war. i have an image in her mind you shouldn't be scared of it. i don't know how i can teach her the meaning of life to be a normal kid to live under peaceful time while she is growing up under attack. >> what i get from talking to both of you is when you cut away from the toll ticks and military wings from both sides what you are left with are real people living in difficult situations is the most important thing is that the cease fire holds and the people that responsibility for these things are that the people get together and bring to you a better life. i thank you very much for joining me tonight. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> with me now is ed hussain. he is the author of "the islamist". i found that a fascinateing discussion there. >>
it was a free election. they should respect their choice as a people they are going to present the palestinian people. if it is a terrorist organization it doesn't mean that all the palestinian people are terrorists. ip the last 8 days it was like the bloody war. i have an image in her mind you shouldn't be scared of it. i don't know how i can teach her the meaning of life to be a normal kid to live under peaceful time while she is growing up under attack. >> what i get from talking to...
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collapsed in this election in 2012. now they've to decide which of them is strong enough my personal theory is the business wing was always stronger wing will be will be the surviving wing. you can hear this in the talk about loosening up on immigration. the business wing wants looser rules, they are going to assert themselves but that's across purposes with the tea party wing dead set against immigration. >> don't trust the goodwill of the business community. the labor union will be jumping out there, everybody comes in legal or not. and the business community doesn't want real immigration. >> they wages. >> they don't want work permits. they want it as fast and cheap as they can. >> let's go to john about history. you and i remember in 1988 the democrats had wonrace. this is a race the key thing here not that you lose or lose by a lot. they didn't lose by a huge amou=n you think you're going to win. that's when younk your party. just like dukakis, up by 17 and loses by 8 andpy could have lost by more. this time they t
collapsed in this election in 2012. now they've to decide which of them is strong enough my personal theory is the business wing was always stronger wing will be will be the surviving wing. you can hear this in the talk about loosening up on immigration. the business wing wants looser rules, they are going to assert themselves but that's across purposes with the tea party wing dead set against immigration. >> don't trust the goodwill of the business community. the labor union will be...
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time of their re-election. these were woodrow wilson, harry truman and george w. bush. these presidents experienced troubled or failed second terms. history aside, one cannot discount the possibility that obama would win not based on statistics like this, but because the electorate judges him the best alternative of the two candidates. success in a second term for obama is another matter, however. thank you. [applause] we really would welcome questions. it would be an advantage to c-span to have question and answer period. maybe some of you will reply to the questions that come from the audience, and we'd like you to participate as fully as you can. you see there's a microphone overhead that they'd like to take questions. do any of you have any questions? yes. >> al, i thought that was a remarkably objective and even-handed treatment and very insightful. thank you so much. my question is given that the president's opponents in the congress have made no bones about their goal to make him a one-term president, ha
time of their re-election. these were woodrow wilson, harry truman and george w. bush. these presidents experienced troubled or failed second terms. history aside, one cannot discount the possibility that obama would win not based on statistics like this, but because the electorate judges him the best alternative of the two candidates. success in a second term for obama is another matter, however. thank you. [applause] we really would welcome questions. it would be an advantage to c-span to...
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in a general election. c-span: but he came to visit and you played a role. >> guest: he did, yes. it was an interesting scene. patrick buchanan and his wife shelly came to see president nixon early on, pretty early on in the campaign, for advice. and they entered the office, and nixon took them into the office, and they were in there for between 15 and 20 minutes. and i was sitting at my desk, and i heard nixon's voice come over the intercom on my desk, and he asked me to come in and meet the buchanans. and i thought it was going to be just a very perfunctory introduction and then i would leave the office, but i was wrong. nixon asked me to sit down and he turned to me, and he said, "monica, why don't you tell pat what you think he should do." and i thought to myself, "oh, my god. nixon is not doing this to me,' but he was doing it to me." so i told pat buchanan that i thought that i had respected him very much for his entry into the race and for the fact that he was unwilling to compromise on his principle
in a general election. c-span: but he came to visit and you played a role. >> guest: he did, yes. it was an interesting scene. patrick buchanan and his wife shelly came to see president nixon early on, pretty early on in the campaign, for advice. and they entered the office, and nixon took them into the office, and they were in there for between 15 and 20 minutes. and i was sitting at my desk, and i heard nixon's voice come over the intercom on my desk, and he asked me to come in and meet...
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i don't think it ends up deciding the election. lots of other things that ended up, but there is no question that having chris christie give president obama that figurative and literal embrace of the national stage a week before the election when he was the keynote speaker at the republican convention was held to the president's. >> and the your out of time. of all was right on the issue according to the poll and is supported his position. lou: we will take note of two things. your candid one. your former boss played a big part. we would both agree that governor christie probably should have been telling you know, a conference call to the both of t joins us. don't you love it? a lame duck session of congres they're the ones who have to ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. and waiting in
i don't think it ends up deciding the election. lots of other things that ended up, but there is no question that having chris christie give president obama that figurative and literal embrace of the national stage a week before the election when he was the keynote speaker at the republican convention was held to the president's. >> and the your out of time. of all was right on the issue according to the poll and is supported his position. lou: we will take note of two things. your candid...
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they might be considered wholly elected -- it might help. the senate could limit the number of days and make goals public. they can provide for an automatic discharge from the committee of nominations after 60 days or 90 days or something like that. in general, we should combine the forms for security clearance and financial disclosure. there is a committee working on it and we can reduce the intrusiveness of financial disclosure forms to limit some of the financial and post employment restrictions. we want careful vetting of these people and we want to have a lot of information, but sometimes it goes too far. moderating that can be a useful thing. in conclusion, the real problem is systemic. the single most important proposal is the reduction in the number of political appointees. that is what i and a number of other people have been saying for a number of years. this is not likely to happen anytime soon. the resistance is going to be great, president what loyalty, the senate wants control. it is really hard to do that. appointees that want
they might be considered wholly elected -- it might help. the senate could limit the number of days and make goals public. they can provide for an automatic discharge from the committee of nominations after 60 days or 90 days or something like that. in general, we should combine the forms for security clearance and financial disclosure. there is a committee working on it and we can reduce the intrusiveness of financial disclosure forms to limit some of the financial and post employment...
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senate in 1978 where he served three terms and was elected as majority leader. leaving the senate, he has been director of the institute of politics at harvard and has practiced law. he is the author of the book "right in the old gazoo -- a lifetime of scrapping with the press." the breakfast is being underwritten by areva, a growing player in renewable energy and nuclear energy. we thank them for their support. as always, we are on the record here. please no live blogging or other means of filing -- to give you some time to think. there is no embargo, but c-span has agreed not to air the video of the breakfast until noon today to give those of you who actually paid to attend the breakfast time to file. finally, if you'd like to ask a question please do the traditional thing and send me a subtle, nonthreatening signal. with that, thanks again from our supporters and viewers. >> he always goes first. the times article was right about one thing -- the debt duo, if you want to know what we are really like, you can imagine sonny and cher. you can imagine which one i
senate in 1978 where he served three terms and was elected as majority leader. leaving the senate, he has been director of the institute of politics at harvard and has practiced law. he is the author of the book "right in the old gazoo -- a lifetime of scrapping with the press." the breakfast is being underwritten by areva, a growing player in renewable energy and nuclear energy. we thank them for their support. as always, we are on the record here. please no live blogging or other...
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personally, i wish romney had left things the way he had on election night. he said all of the right things, didn't blame it on his running mate. he took the hit personally. it was class. he then had to go mess it all up by saying that the president made gifts by promising people who voted for him. anyway, it won't matter if obama found a use for romney. he did a good job in the olympics, he does have talent in putting organizations in fighting shape, just as obama has a community strength, especially on election day itself.
personally, i wish romney had left things the way he had on election night. he said all of the right things, didn't blame it on his running mate. he took the hit personally. it was class. he then had to go mess it all up by saying that the president made gifts by promising people who voted for him. anyway, it won't matter if obama found a use for romney. he did a good job in the olympics, he does have talent in putting organizations in fighting shape, just as obama has a community strength,...
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>>neil: but, he could argue i got elected --. >>guest: what we have seen, the president is showing flexibility. the front page of the "wall street journal" said president obama is showing flexibility on not following through with his mandate to raise taxes on higher earners. this shows the president knows --. >>neil: not raise them as much? >>guest: he said he is showing "flexibility." >>neil: would you, of a conservative mind, be okay with taxes for the upper income --. >>guest: no. like norquist and senator demint have said no tax hikes, period, we node full tax reform. the rates should come down thought go up for one group over another. the group who in this country most small business owners as you know file as individuals and they are making $250,000 or more and they are employing a lot of people in the community. >>neil: the media will say, well, you need to sacrifice --. >>guest: but what about small business owners like my dad who has a dental practice, he said if the president follows through and raises taxes on me i wil
>>neil: but, he could argue i got elected --. >>guest: what we have seen, the president is showing flexibility. the front page of the "wall street journal" said president obama is showing flexibility on not following through with his mandate to raise taxes on higher earners. this shows the president knows --. >>neil: not raise them as much? >>guest: he said he is showing "flexibility." >>neil: would you, of a conservative mind, be okay with...
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i don'tthink it ends up deciding the election. lots of other things that ended up, but there is no question that having chris christie give president obama that figurative and literal embrace of the national stage a week before the election when he was the keynote speaker at the republican convention was held to the president's. >> and the your out of time. of all was right on the ssue according to the poll and is supported his position. lou: we will take note of two things. your candid one. your former boss plad a big part. we would both agree that governor christie probably should have been telling you know, a conference call to the both of t joins us. don't you love it? a lame duck session of congres they're the ones who have to they're the ones who have to st want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bit more... [ male announcer ] at humana, we understand the value of quality time and personal attention. which is why we are proud to partner with health care professions who understand the diff
i don'tthink it ends up deciding the election. lots of other things that ended up, but there is no question that having chris christie give president obama that figurative and literal embrace of the national stage a week before the election when he was the keynote speaker at the republican convention was held to the president's. >> and the your out of time. of all was right on the ssue according to the poll and is supported his position. lou: we will take note of two things. your candid...
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he wants to talk about with the election. he wants to talk about medicare or anything other than cuba. he is weak. by implication they thought democrats might lose lawsuit even if he thought he wasn't on the ballot being a midterm election. so republicans have been aiming to use this. kenneth from new york was most value call. he was going on the senate floor saying there are missile going cuba. we have report, the administration is just turning a blind eye. they are being negligent. he been attacking them for months. the had been going around far long time. it come up in september ken i kennedy had to put out the press statement. we know about it within it's not a threat. >> host: kennedy himself had attacked nixon. grg right. they were happy to savage him a year later. >> guest: missile pry sis breaks when he does the speech on october 11nd. it becomes a public moment. the critics silence themselves. it's a moment to rally around the flag. kenneth said the president has our full support. we're not going in the moment of cri
he wants to talk about with the election. he wants to talk about medicare or anything other than cuba. he is weak. by implication they thought democrats might lose lawsuit even if he thought he wasn't on the ballot being a midterm election. so republicans have been aiming to use this. kenneth from new york was most value call. he was going on the senate floor saying there are missile going cuba. we have report, the administration is just turning a blind eye. they are being negligent. he been...
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>>neil: the election has consequences and you could argue that a key premise of the president's re-election was i will raise taxes on the rich and he is likely entitled to that, he will likely see that but it is all the other things they are leveraging with democrats do not touch entitlements and putting everything on table it remind me of george bush sr. he agreed to reverse the pledge oh ride -- "read my lips, no new taxes." but the democrats never offered correspondenting spend cuts. we know what happened to him. what happens to those who agree do in the republican party? >>guest: the republican party has to stand for economic growth and it has to stand for the principle that keeping tax rates low and reforming the tax system is the way to grow the economy. i disagree slightly with rand paul. i am in favor of closing loopholes. i hate them. i call them termites in the tax system but we should use that money to credit a first-class world class tax system that stops exporting jobs. when the president talks about outsourcing and we are all against outsourcing, i hate to see an american job
>>neil: the election has consequences and you could argue that a key premise of the president's re-election was i will raise taxes on the rich and he is likely entitled to that, he will likely see that but it is all the other things they are leveraging with democrats do not touch entitlements and putting everything on table it remind me of george bush sr. he agreed to reverse the pledge oh ride -- "read my lips, no new taxes." but the democrats never offered correspondenting...
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maybe it has nothing to do with the election. i got 20 seconds. >> when it kim to hostess there was a petition on the website to have the government bail out hostess. the unions knew that something like that was going to be cal d ed for. >> we appreciate it very much. that is it for tonight's show. thank you for watching. i think the unions are making a very big mistake. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligations. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal.
maybe it has nothing to do with the election. i got 20 seconds. >> when it kim to hostess there was a petition on the website to have the government bail out hostess. the unions knew that something like that was going to be cal d ed for. >> we appreciate it very much. that is it for tonight's show. thank you for watching. i think the unions are making a very big mistake. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligations. i need to rethink the...
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>> no, i mean, i think he would have lost the election because of their get out the vote things as well. >> you're talking about romney. >> that's right, but if you look at the media's coverage and the pew people have said that they thought it was that reporters were paying attention to the polls. well, you know what? reporters unless they're reporting on a poll should not be paying attention to polls he when they write their story and be aware of any unconscious bias. >> jon: somehow, i suspect, jim, you're not surprised by the numbers from pew. >> no i'm not and i've cited before evan thomas saying it could be 15 points in an election and amended that to say 5 points. even 5 points covers a potential romney victory, however, i must say that the romney post election period has been kind of a tailspin for him, not just the comments about gifts and so on, but the thriving subculture orca, the get out of the vote effort. makes anybody who thinks only media bias made romney lose, but his own technological incompetence. >> and arguments on what the party needs to do in order to survive. >>
>> no, i mean, i think he would have lost the election because of their get out the vote things as well. >> you're talking about romney. >> that's right, but if you look at the media's coverage and the pew people have said that they thought it was that reporters were paying attention to the polls. well, you know what? reporters unless they're reporting on a poll should not be paying attention to polls he when they write their story and be aware of any unconscious bias....
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elect the president of egypt is no surprise. what it shows the general deterioration of the security situation for the united states, for israel and other friends in the region that has certain under the obama administration. >> so we should stop promoting democracy as a cure all for trouble spots around the world. maybe the government's policy should change? >> think it would be wrong to to say democracy is panacea but i think it's important we defend our values. in a case an election does not suffice to establish a democracy. you have to be in a situation where you are able to support all those elements of civil society including the rule of law and independent judiciary, freedom of the press and freedom of assembly, all those elements that make up a democracy. frankly when you have a situation where in this case the palestinian people chose to be governeded by hamas, it makes it difficult for them, those that live in gaza, to stay they want to be members of the world community. >> exactly right. we'll be right back. coming up
elect the president of egypt is no surprise. what it shows the general deterioration of the security situation for the united states, for israel and other friends in the region that has certain under the obama administration. >> so we should stop promoting democracy as a cure all for trouble spots around the world. maybe the government's policy should change? >> think it would be wrong to to say democracy is panacea but i think it's important we defend our values. in a case an...
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it had to come out before the election. i am against it. [laughter] liberals have been the primary practitioner and a start with ratio demagoguery when every police shooting where the black kid was treated suddenly the klan had taken over the police force. they are finn natgas of various poses and mike trayvon martin they just dusts -- disappear with the facts came out you never see the final article attention readers, that story we have been hysterical about. [laughter] actually he was muddying the copper ore he did ambush because they would disappear from the news. one of the best of my coat was called to become artist it takes a dozen cops to subdue him two weeks later he was in a comment if he dies of pneumonia say they he died as a result of police brutality. the cops are put on trial for manslaughter and are acquitted the "new york times" the editorial was remembering my goal that no justice could be done now flashed to the rosenbaum case with all sharpton who has many cameo appearances. i have forgotten everything he was involved in.
it had to come out before the election. i am against it. [laughter] liberals have been the primary practitioner and a start with ratio demagoguery when every police shooting where the black kid was treated suddenly the klan had taken over the police force. they are finn natgas of various poses and mike trayvon martin they just dusts -- disappear with the facts came out you never see the final article attention readers, that story we have been hysterical about. [laughter] actually he was...
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the last election that they wouldn't raise the tuition fees that of course we saw last week each time i don't know what indeed tuition fees were a couple of years the game had each month of backlash and feed about that i mean it's very tough because they said at the time even up until the point they were bringing in the rice intuition that not every university was supposed to do other very maximum amounts that nine thousand pounds a year i was actually what we've seen is a lot of the universities are charging that top amount that people would say he said it makes a lot harder. every day people who don't have that sort of cash readily available to go to university i had a lot of concern as well that you know this is sort of changing towards the american system and they don't want a situation where you know if you're rich and steve you can still get into university if you're very well educated or you really really want to get and continue further education if you don't have the cash well that waste looks healthy and there's a big concern that maybe we're going to see that happening here
the last election that they wouldn't raise the tuition fees that of course we saw last week each time i don't know what indeed tuition fees were a couple of years the game had each month of backlash and feed about that i mean it's very tough because they said at the time even up until the point they were bringing in the rice intuition that not every university was supposed to do other very maximum amounts that nine thousand pounds a year i was actually what we've seen is a lot of the...
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it has been incredibly weak heading up to the election and also after the election? >> maybe we could break back above. really, we will probably not set new recovery highs until we head into 2013. once we get this fiscal cliff and maybe new tax or reform out of the way, people will hope congress will be changing its ways. dagen: let's keep hoping on that one. sam, thank you very much. sam stovall of s&p. connell: one of the biggest days for traveling at the airport. jeff flock is live at o'hare in chicago with more on all of this. jeff: the old perfect storm. a foggy day on a busy travel day. this woman is getting ready to do a broadcast on the fox news channel. what is the problem today? >> overall, throughout the country, we are seeing no big travel issues. here at o'hare in particular, we have seen a few cancellations and some delays in the morning. through the afternoon, we are only expecting it to get better. jeff: i want to show you guys the boards. larry, call -- follow me very quickly. take a look at the arrival board. this is the arrival board at o'hare. any
it has been incredibly weak heading up to the election and also after the election? >> maybe we could break back above. really, we will probably not set new recovery highs until we head into 2013. once we get this fiscal cliff and maybe new tax or reform out of the way, people will hope congress will be changing its ways. dagen: let's keep hoping on that one. sam, thank you very much. sam stovall of s&p. connell: one of the biggest days for traveling at the airport. jeff flock is live...
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sadly, it was not an election issue and it was not much of a campaign issue at all. certainly not on the republican side because they are on the denial side of things. now, you can look forward to this next time with obama with a lot of hope but he will have to step off of the center stripe and take a position that he can put teeth behind. >> america is now producing more than ever before. by 2020, it will be self- sufficient. there is no real shift away from fossil fuels. >> it will not happen too soon. it will still be a while. we are chipping away at the need to move off of the non renewable energy sources that pollute and hurt our health. >> is chipping away enough? >> it is not as good as a sledgehammer. it is all that we have. it will take a while because we're so addicted to this. look at the power that these companies have. the look at television, you see ads that talked about how wonderful the new energy is coming from coal. how wonderful this new thing coming from gas. they just sell you on the idea. basically, advertising and the money that goes behind it,
sadly, it was not an election issue and it was not much of a campaign issue at all. certainly not on the republican side because they are on the denial side of things. now, you can look forward to this next time with obama with a lot of hope but he will have to step off of the center stripe and take a position that he can put teeth behind. >> america is now producing more than ever before. by 2020, it will be self- sufficient. there is no real shift away from fossil fuels. >> it...
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it will never be 50/50 because the republicans lost the election. the winner, the winning party, gets to call it. and so i'd say 60%. what the democrats have to win on, they have to get an increase in the tax rate of people making a lot of money. it has to go up beyond 35% to something at least 37%, maybe 38%, maybe not 39.6% but somewhere around 38%. get that in. get rid of some deductions and i think that's it. they might want to raise the cap on payments toward medicare when you're working years. something that would make the medicare prom more secure financially which would appeal to the progressives and people with big city and working class constituencies. >> what about the age for when you qualify for social security? >> well, i wouldn't touch that. that's too high. you don't do that over christmas rush. you know, you do that over a long period of time and you make a very serious concession to people who have really heavy lifting jobs. it's different if you're working in a law firm and they keep you around for a few more years rather than you
it will never be 50/50 because the republicans lost the election. the winner, the winning party, gets to call it. and so i'd say 60%. what the democrats have to win on, they have to get an increase in the tax rate of people making a lot of money. it has to go up beyond 35% to something at least 37%, maybe 38%, maybe not 39.6% but somewhere around 38%. get that in. get rid of some deductions and i think that's it. they might want to raise the cap on payments toward medicare when you're working...
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president morsy says he is promising elections in two months. he faces strikes about it courts as well as massive protested after he granted himself absolute power while he prepares for a nationwide address stressing unity. >>> back here at home, new yorkers celebrated the lighting of the world's most famous christmas tree. take a look. >> three, two, one! >> pretty beautiful there. new york city mayor michael bloomberg did the honors flipping the switch on 30,000 led lights covering the norway spruce. the spruce is from mt. olive, new jersey. incidentally, that tree survived hurricane sandy. the rockefeller sandy tree tradition began in 1931 when worker building the center put up the very first one. a little bigger and fancier. and for a look at your national weather and a look at the tree, let's go down to the plaza where our meteorologist is standing by with a look at your weather. front row seats there. >> it's amazing. it wasn't turned on earlier this morning when we came in. now it's in the full glory. do you get a better backdrop than thi
president morsy says he is promising elections in two months. he faces strikes about it courts as well as massive protested after he granted himself absolute power while he prepares for a nationwide address stressing unity. >>> back here at home, new yorkers celebrated the lighting of the world's most famous christmas tree. take a look. >> three, two, one! >> pretty beautiful there. new york city mayor michael bloomberg did the honors flipping the switch on 30,000 led...
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it may have looked like that on election night or on the day after the election. but millions of votes aren't counted right after the election. it takes days and even weeks after the election until you get all the vote in. the fact is that president obama did beat both of these candidates pretty easily. neither was a close election. but mr. romney was closer. and mr. romney did beat mr. mccain in terms of the number of ballots cast. which is either exciting or just population growth, depending on your perspective. but if somebody tells you that john mccain got more votes for mitt romney, that's not true. last one. same game round three. things people are saying about the election that aren't true, but it makes them feel better to say it any way. this guy is named dean chambers. he ran the website unskewed polls. it became famous for being hi lairously wrong about polling in the presidential race. it said that everybody else's polling assumptions were wrong and if you fix those assumptions, you would see just how much of a landslide mitt romney was going to win the
it may have looked like that on election night or on the day after the election. but millions of votes aren't counted right after the election. it takes days and even weeks after the election until you get all the vote in. the fact is that president obama did beat both of these candidates pretty easily. neither was a close election. but mr. romney was closer. and mr. romney did beat mr. mccain in terms of the number of ballots cast. which is either exciting or just population growth, depending...
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why some critics say they're not heeding the lessons of the 2012 election. >> but first
why some critics say they're not heeding the lessons of the 2012 election. >> but first
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. >> it's a close go argument for this election cycle. we go back to the clinton days. remember the chinese general, clinton was about money. they came from arkansas, they saw a way to enrich themselves. then the bush administration which tom tried to take to the supreme court. the obama administration, he ran specifically of power of hope and change. i'm going to be most transparent administration in american history. second or third act of this film is absolutely shocking because it's shown how the new media companies have tried to fight him every step of the way. >> the problem is the film points it out, it didn't begin with the obama administration and it won't end. >> sean: we're going to take a break. they'll expose the dangerous precedent of the obama administration. >> look at the obama administration they brought in a support system of unelected, unaccountable people who will make this country fundamentally different from what it should be as a republic. [ malannouncer ] it'that time of year again. time for cii price rewind. because your daughter really wants t
. >> it's a close go argument for this election cycle. we go back to the clinton days. remember the chinese general, clinton was about money. they came from arkansas, they saw a way to enrich themselves. then the bush administration which tom tried to take to the supreme court. the obama administration, he ran specifically of power of hope and change. i'm going to be most transparent administration in american history. second or third act of this film is absolutely shocking because it's...
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let's not forget, it was the majority of the people in egypt that elected morsi, elected the muslim brotherhood, and game 7 the musliand gave themuslim bro. over 70% in somethings want thaa law. we're seeing a dictatorship in the making. >> sean: was this radical islamist given a win, and was hamas given credibility whose charter calls for the destruction of israel, giving billions in aid? >> yes, they did, because what this administration is blind to is the fact that hamas is an offshoot of the muslim brotherhood. hamas looked at morsi with respect because he's a leader in the muslim brotherhood. basically we have the morsi and muslim brotherhood camps together coming, fooling the israelis in the world, with a truce, so hamas can rearm itself and come back with a confrontation. >> sean: i agree with you. i think obama and clinton gave hamas and morsi a win here. here's the question here, michael. why don't we cut off any aid to egypt unless and until they have real democracy? would that be fair? >> i am with you, and it is fair. but remember charles krauthammer on your show a few months ago, h
let's not forget, it was the majority of the people in egypt that elected morsi, elected the muslim brotherhood, and game 7 the musliand gave themuslim bro. over 70% in somethings want thaa law. we're seeing a dictatorship in the making. >> sean: was this radical islamist given a win, and was hamas given credibility whose charter calls for the destruction of israel, giving billions in aid? >> yes, they did, because what this administration is blind to is the fact that hamas is an...
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we spent $2 billion on this election and literally, nothing changed. we have the same white house, we have the same congress and we have the same senate and i'm going what was that all about. was that really necessary, did that really prove the value of negative ads, did that really prove the value of demeaning somebody else simply because they disagree with you. you know, this goes back to the whole issue of tolerance. tolerance used to mean i respect you and i treat you with dignity and i could even love you, even though i may violently disagree with you. i totally disagree with what you say but you're a child of god so i will treat you with respect and dignity. now, tolerance has changed in meaning. today, mean people actually think tolerance means you must agree with me and if -- unless you agree with me, then you are intolerant. in other words, if they don't understand the difference between tolerance and approval. if i were to say, let me just say this. if i were to say i believe everybody in america should be baptized, in fact, i think you shoul
we spent $2 billion on this election and literally, nothing changed. we have the same white house, we have the same congress and we have the same senate and i'm going what was that all about. was that really necessary, did that really prove the value of negative ads, did that really prove the value of demeaning somebody else simply because they disagree with you. you know, this goes back to the whole issue of tolerance. tolerance used to mean i respect you and i treat you with dignity and i...
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just two weeks after the longest, most expensive and most exhausting election in u.s. history, troubled eyes are turning this morning to 2016 speculation as it begins over the next batch of candidates. republican up and comer jeb bush jr. says his dad needs to make a run for the white house. >> your dad going to run for president? >> i don't know. no comment. i certainly hope so. >> which is it, i don't know or no comment? >> you said. i don't know. no comment, and i hope so. which are all kind of contradictory. you hope so but -- >> full loaf of bread there. >> word out of florida is jep bush is getting his ducks in a row for 2016. jeb jr. also weighed in on marco rubio, another potential 2016 candidate. earlier this week rubio passed on a question on the age of the earth, calling it one of the great mysteries. not to scientists, they say it's 4.5 billion years old. jeb called rubio's response a head-scratching type of answer. senator rand paul of kentucky is ready to follow in his pop's footsteps and make a run for the top spot, but the 2016 republican field may be m
just two weeks after the longest, most expensive and most exhausting election in u.s. history, troubled eyes are turning this morning to 2016 speculation as it begins over the next batch of candidates. republican up and comer jeb bush jr. says his dad needs to make a run for the white house. >> your dad going to run for president? >> i don't know. no comment. i certainly hope so. >> which is it, i don't know or no comment? >> you said. i don't know. no comment, and i...
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these politicians kill each other, basically rip each other's faces off the whole election season. we feel like we are on opposing teams and duke it out and then they sit and wine and dine each other. people feel a little agitated when this stuff happens. >> i'm with you. isn't there a myth that the american people want everyone to work together to solve the problems of the american people? they always say that. i don't think they do. if i get a lawyer, i want him to fight mercilessly on my behalf. when i elect a politician i want him to fight for me regardless of whether it is comfortable or not. am i right, bill? >> no, they won it on the most powerful name in news, but not in the politics hole. tell you something, this makes no sense. these guys don't like each other. this is one of the things, obama kept his word, he is coming to lunch. this is one of the things you don't have to keep your word for. these are the white lies you do at cocktail parties when you see someone you hate and they hate you. hi, man, what's going on? good to see you again. it has been a longtime. we shou
these politicians kill each other, basically rip each other's faces off the whole election season. we feel like we are on opposing teams and duke it out and then they sit and wine and dine each other. people feel a little agitated when this stuff happens. >> i'm with you. isn't there a myth that the american people want everyone to work together to solve the problems of the american people? they always say that. i don't think they do. if i get a lawyer, i want him to fight mercilessly on...
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. >> it's a close go argument for this election cycle. we go back to the clinton days. remember the chinese general, clinton was about money. they came from arkansas, they saw a way to enrich themselves. then the bush administration which tom tried to take to the supreme court. the obama administration, he ran specifically of power of hope and change. i'm going to be most transparent administration in american history. second or third act of this film is absolutely shocking because it's shown how the new media companies have tried to fight him every step of the way. >> the problem is the film points it out, it didn't begin with the obama administration and it won't end. >> sean: we're going to take a break. they'll expose the dangerous precedent of the obama administration. >> look at the obama administration they brought in a support system of unelected, unaccountable people who will make this country fundamentally different from what it should be as a republic. [ malannouncer ] it'that time of year again. time for cii price rewind. because your daughter really wants t
. >> it's a close go argument for this election cycle. we go back to the clinton days. remember the chinese general, clinton was about money. they came from arkansas, they saw a way to enrich themselves. then the bush administration which tom tried to take to the supreme court. the obama administration, he ran specifically of power of hope and change. i'm going to be most transparent administration in american history. second or third act of this film is absolutely shocking because it's...
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at the negotiating table, good evening >> reporter: today, washington had the feel of a full-blown election campaign. there were props. there were gimmicks and heated political rhetoric from one end of pennsylvania avenue to the other, all over the so-called fiscal cliff. redeploying the campaign image, the president surrounded himself with what he called average middle class families, to ramp up the pressure on the republicans. >> if congress does nothing, every family in america will see their taxes automatically go up at the beginning of next year. >> reporter: the president wants congress to extend the bush tax rates for everyone making less than $250,000 but wants taxes to go up for everybody else, and will take the message to pennsylvania avenue on friday. not to be outdone on the pr front the house republicans hosted a group of nervous business leaders, who are pushing serious spending cuts to supplement expected tax hikes. >> i am hopeful, but wouldn't put me down anywhere near the optimistic category. we have a long way to go, very few days to get it done. >> reporter: in the first
at the negotiating table, good evening >> reporter: today, washington had the feel of a full-blown election campaign. there were props. there were gimmicks and heated political rhetoric from one end of pennsylvania avenue to the other, all over the so-called fiscal cliff. redeploying the campaign image, the president surrounded himself with what he called average middle class families, to ramp up the pressure on the republicans. >> if congress does nothing, every family in america...
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i would think all of the elected officials would know what to do. guest: i'm not a biblical scholar, but it is not a religious discussion as much as it is a philosophical and moral discussion about what the high income people in the country go to a lesser income people. whether they owe anything. there is a great philosophical debate about what people should contribute to prosperity. there is not a right or wrong answer there. i think grover norquist believes very strongly that higher taxes is a moral wrong, and economic wrong. he has held tightly to the position and has done very well for many years. now there seems to be some softening of the opposition. the binding seems to be coming loose. but it is probably too early to say whether grover norquist's sway over the republican party is over, or if it has been softened by new or republicans kurram we will find out in the coming weeks and months. -- and you were republicans. we will find out in the coming months. host: house members are holding meetings today on the fiscal cliff. alan simpson and er
i would think all of the elected officials would know what to do. guest: i'm not a biblical scholar, but it is not a religious discussion as much as it is a philosophical and moral discussion about what the high income people in the country go to a lesser income people. whether they owe anything. there is a great philosophical debate about what people should contribute to prosperity. there is not a right or wrong answer there. i think grover norquist believes very strongly that higher taxes is...